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Choose the right word. I don’t like ______________________ days because it’s really wet outside.

Match the opposites.

Choose the right word. It’s often __________________________ at the beginning of autumn in Moscow.

Choose the right word. It’s ________________________ today, let’s go to work by bus not by car.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb. — What are you wearing? — I ________________________ (to wear) a jumper as it’s a bit chilly.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb. My brother plays football every Sunday but now he ______________________ (to play) volleyball.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb. It usually snows in winter here but at the moment it _________________________ (to rain).

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb. We _________________________ (to have) a picnic tomorrow at 12.

Read the text and put the sentences into the correct category. Cold winds dominate behind the Southern and Northern Polar Circles. Snow and ice reflect the sun's rays well, so the earth does not warm up. Even in summer, when the sun does not leave the horizon, the temperature does not rise above 0°C. The average temperature in summer in Antarctica is -20°C, in winter it is -70°C. The absolute minimum temperature on Earth is recorded in Antarctica at -89.2°C. Only very few species of animals and plants can live in such conditions. Warm temperatures and lots of rain characterise the tropical rainforest climate. It rains over 1,800 mm a year. Countries near the equator have a tropical rainforest climate. There is no dry season and the average temperature is 30°C every day. The Mediterranean climate is hot and dry in summer. The winters are cool and rainy. Countries around the Mediterranean Sea, parts of California, the USA, Western and Southern Australia, South Africa and Central Chile have a Mediterranean climate.

Read the text and choose the right words in the sentences below. English families like to spend their holidays and weekends in the countryside. In spring everything there is light or dark green. The gardens are red, blue, yellow and white with flowers. In autumn the leaves on the trees change their colour from green to yellow, brown, red and orange. The English summer is never very hot and in winter it is not very cold. Cold wind blows in winter from the sea, in summer the winds are cool. There is little snow in winter. But there is much rain in England all the year round. The weather is very changeable. English children like to play football very much. They can play football even in winter because the football fields are always green. All children like summer best of all because it is the season of their holidays. They can go to the seaside, play in green parks and walk in the mountains. 1) English families enjoy spending their holidays . 2) The leaves on the trees are in autumn. 3) Cold wind blows in winter from the . 4) There is little in winter. 5) The weather is . 6) On holidays children go to the .